The UN Special Envoy for Malaria has released the names of his Social Media Group who have promised to do their bit to keep malaria prevention programmes in the public eye.
Joining the group shouldn't be too much of a burden - members are asked to send one malaria-relevant tweet, or Facebook entry, every month for a year. …

It's a slow day......

Only a complete buffoon would attempt to deny the benefits of the approach of Mr and Mrs Gates Philanthropic work.

But as this is El Reg (and I'm bored) let's see how many we can get to crawl out of the woodwork.;

What has Steve Jobs ever done for the afflicted masses, besides selling them the occasional iPod, iPhone and iPad (sounds like something shoved down a pair of speedos in a desperate attempt to impress the ladies)?

Virtual Reality

I'm not entirely sure what reality this campaign is based in, certainly not the same one as the vast majority of the world's population live in. The (mostly) self-regarding folk who twit and the sheep who follow them won't really advance the cause much. If all those "celebrities" gave money on a proportional scale to Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and co, the disease would probably be on its way out already.